Union County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Union County, New Jersey Electricity Overview
When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Union County had a 3.63% drop throughout the most recent 12 months.
The largest electricity supplier in Union County by megawatt hours sold is PSEG.
At $146.19, the average monthly residential electric bill in Union County is 26.25% above the New Jersey average.
Union County produces 21,164 megawatt hours from solar energy, making it 18th out of 21 counties in New Jersey for total megawatt hours generated by solar power.
Union County produces 155,292.27 megawatt hours of electricity from renewable fuel types. This ranks Union County 845th highest producing county in the nation out of 3230 counties for total sustainable electricity generation.
Natural gas makes up 94.72% of the electricity production in Union County, giving it a rank of 2nd out of 21 counties in New Jersey for natural gas generation.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
4,375,597 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.68 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
6,841,950 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
155,292 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
6,686,658 MWh
Production per Capita
12.01 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,901,795,434 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,337.57 kg
Recent Energy News in Elizabeth
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Elizabeth, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,819 positions to 21,208th, from last year's value of 19,389th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 747 positions to 21,527th, from last year's value of 20,780th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 70 positions to 21,527th, from last month's value of 21,597th
- In Elizabeth, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 98 positions to 21,208th, from last month's value of 21,110th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 18 positions to 508th, from last month's value of 526th
- In Elizabeth, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 21 positions to 507th, from last year's value of 528th
- In Elizabeth, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 21 positions to 507th, from last month's value of 528th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 7.02% to 18.79 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 17.56 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the residential electricity rate increased by 2.63% to 18.31 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 17.84 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the residential electricity rate decreased by 1.19% to 18.31 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 18.53 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.21% to 18.79 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 18.75 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Elizabeth, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,385 positions to 15,576th, from last year's value of 13,191st
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 933 positions to 18,751st, from last year's value of 17,818th
- In Elizabeth, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,895 positions to 15,576th, from last month's value of 13,681st
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 750 positions to 18,751st, from last month's value of 18,001st
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 3.29% to 13.95 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.51 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the commercial electricity rate increased by 7.7% to 12.96 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.03 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the commercial electricity rate increased by 4.11% to 12.96 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.45 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 0.31% to 13.95 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.91 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,529 positions to 14,597th, from last year's value of 16,126th
- In Elizabeth, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,546 positions to 13,492nd, from last month's value of 9,946th
- In Elizabeth, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,862 positions to 13,492nd, from last year's value of 10,630th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 573 positions to 14,597th, from last month's value of 14,024th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 11.43% to 8.36 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.44 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the industrial electricity rate increased by 11.1% to 8.15 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.33 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the industrial electricity rate increased by 9.08% to 8.15 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.47 ¢ / kWh
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 0.82% to 8.36 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.29 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 937 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 267th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 933.86 MWhs
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 54 positions to 67th, from last year's value of 13th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,599 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,104th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 933.86 MWhs
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 47 positions to 77th, from last year's value of 30th
- In Elizabeth, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 4 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 2,707th
- In Elizabeth, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
- In Elizabeth, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 1 position to 77th, from last month's value of 78th
- In Elizabeth, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 77th, from last year's value of 78th
- In Elizabeth, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 77th, from last month's value of 78th
Elizabeth Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
18.31¢ per kWh
- 1.19% lower than last month
- 2.63% higher than February last year
- 5.07% higher than the New Jersey average
- 12.37% higher than the US average
- 507th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank has increased by 21 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 21 since February last year
- 21,208th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 98 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,819 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
18.79¢ per kWh
- 0.21% higher than last month
- 7.02% higher than February last year
- 7.53% higher than the New Jersey average
- 10.92% higher than the US average
- 508th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank has increased by 18 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 21,527th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 70 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 747 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$88.35 per month
- 17.42% lower than last month
- 7.66% higher than February last year
- 13.19% lower than the New Jersey average
- 29.53% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 4,039th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 10 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,339 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$102.78 per month
- 0.51% higher than last month
- 2.47% higher than February last year
- 10.75% lower than the New Jersey average
- 22.45% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 3,565th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 271 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 543 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
12.96¢ per kWh
- 7.7% higher than last month
- 4.11% higher than February last year
- 11.02% lower than the New Jersey average
- 4.81% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 15,576th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,895 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,385 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
13.95¢ per kWh
- 0.31% higher than last month
- 3.29% higher than February last year
- 5.76% lower than the New Jersey average
- 1.18% lower than the US average
- 504th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 18,751st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 750 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 933 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$378.07 per month
- 4.47% lower than last month
- 2.91% higher than February last year
- 5% higher than the New Jersey average
- 77.4% lower than the US average
- 677th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 6,463rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 847 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 663 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$433.85 per month
- 0.21% higher than last month
- 1.25% higher than February last year
- 6.68% higher than the New Jersey average
- 73.59% lower than the US average
- 678th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 173 since February last year
- 7,862nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 50 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 141 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
8.15¢ per kWh
- 9.08% higher than last month
- 11.1% higher than February last year
- 29.36% lower than the New Jersey average
- 17.33% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 13,492nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,546 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,862 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
8.36¢ per kWh
- 0.82% higher than last month
- 11.43% lower than February last year
- 23.72% lower than the New Jersey average
- 18.1% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 14,597th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 573 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,529 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,029.76 per month
- 24.59% lower than last month
- 21.83% higher than February last year
- 47.49% lower than the New Jersey average
- 96.64% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 2,490th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,338 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,683 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$1,160.76 per month
- 1.34% higher than last month
- 18.93% lower than February last year
- 39.42% lower than the New Jersey average
- 96.59% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 901st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 391 since February last year
Elizabeth, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Elizabeth home are paying a residential electricity rate of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 26.99% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 17.86 cents, which ranks the city 28th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Elizabeth average is 3.70% higher at $143.42 per month. Elizabeth produces 0.69% of the electricity used in the city and must import power from nearby municipalities or rural area electricity generation plants.
Emissions in Elizabeth average 1,798.84 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 663rd highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 241,537,227.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 7th highest for total pollution in New Jersey. The city has 3 electricity plants, which is the 11th highest out of any city in the state. In Elizabeth, Solar makes up 100.00% of the fuel sources used in electricity production.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Elizabeth
Elizabeth residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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APG&E | ENERGY | 19.31 | 106.16 | 2,124 | 410,200 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 30.51 | 201.01 | 3,463 | 1,056,500 | |
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.73 | 100.76 | 12,214 | 1,799,200 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.85 | 110.04 | 97,788 | 12,562,000 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 19.63 | 165.06 | 19,719 | 3,870,300 |
Zips with electric coverage in Elizabeth, New Jersey include: 07083, 07202, 07208, 07206, 07201
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Plainfield, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Plainfield home are paying a residential electricity rate of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 26.99% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 17.86 cents, which ranks the city 152nd best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer in the city is $143.42 per month, while the nationwide average is $138.3. PSEG sells an estimated 95,303.83 megawatt hours in the city per year, more than any other electricity supplier.
Emissions in Plainfield average 1,806.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 660th highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 97,884,731.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 22nd highest for total pollution in New Jersey. The city has one electricity plant. In Plainfield, Solar is 100.00% of the fuel sources utilized for electricity generation.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Plainfield
Plainfield residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Plainfield, New Jersey
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APG&E | ENERGY | 19.31 | 106.16 | 2,124 | 410,200 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 30.51 | 201.01 | 3,463 | 1,056,500 | |
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.73 | 100.76 | 12,214 | 1,799,200 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.85 | 110.04 | 97,788 | 12,562,000 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 19.63 | 165.06 | 19,719 | 3,870,300 |
Zips with electric coverage in Plainfield, New Jersey include: 07060, 07076, 07063, 07062, 08812
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Linden, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Linden home are paying a residential electricity rate of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 26.99% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 17.86 cents, which ranks the city 213th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. Power facilities in the city have, regrettably, allowed a 3.16% rise in the amount of fossil and other non-renewable fuel sources used each year. With annual production of 6,316,494.4 megawatt hours, the city is the largest generator of electricity in New Jersey.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Linden averages 2,912.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 126,364,562.48 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, making the city 15th highest for total pollution in New Jersey. Natural Gas is the primary fuel in Linden, with 99.24% of electricity generation coming from the fuel type. Also used is Waste Heat at 0.52% and Solar at 0.10%. Linden has the 6th most power plants of any city in the state, with 5 total plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Linden
Linden residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Linden, New Jersey
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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APG&E | ENERGY | 19.31 | 106.16 | 2,124 | 410,200 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 30.51 | 201.01 | 3,463 | 1,056,500 | |
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.73 | 100.76 | 12,214 | 1,799,200 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.85 | 110.04 | 97,788 | 12,562,000 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 19.63 | 165.06 | 19,719 | 3,870,300 |
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Electricity Production in Union County, New Jersey
Power Plants in Union County, New Jersey
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Linden Cogen PlantAres Management (20.00%) | Linden | NJ | Natural Gas | 5,764,367 | 1,847,442,063.96 | 320.49 | ||
Linden | NJ | Natural Gas | 5,124,452 | 2,026,244,415.34 | 395.41 | |||
Union County Resource RecoveryUnion County Utilities Auth (100.00%) | Rahway | NJ | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 298,067 | 494,353,456.8 | 1,658.53 | ||
Kenilworth Energy FacilityE F Kenilworth (100.00%) | Kenilworth | NJ | Natural Gas | 166,623.69 | 72,322,212.62 | 434.05 | ||
Merck Rahway Power PlantMerck & Co Inc (100.00%) | Rahway | NJ | Natural Gas | 42,538 | 9,849,060.15 | 231.54 | ||
Bayway RefineryPhillips 66 (100.00%) | Linden | NJ | Waste Heat | 32,801 | ||||
Allied Beverages Elizabeth | Elizabeth | NJ | Solar | 5,659 | ||||
Jersey Gardens Phase 1Clean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%) | Elizabeth | NJ | Solar | 3,797 | ||||
Linden Solar FarmPSEG (100.00%) | Linden | NJ | Solar | 3,723 | ||||
Overlook Medical CenterOverlook Medical Center (100.00%) | Summit | NJ | Natural Gas | 3,550 | 1,505,875.8 | 424.19 | ||
Jersey Gardens Phase 2CF Jersey Gardens Owner Two (100.00%) | Elizabeth | NJ | Solar | 3,343 | ||||
DG InfineumNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Linden | NJ | Solar | 2,645 | ||||
Murray Hill SolarConsolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | New Providence | NJ | Solar | 1,680 | ||||
Connell East LLCConnell East LLC. (100.00%) | Union County | NJ | Solar | 1,452 | ||||
BBB Corporate HeadquartersBed Bath & Beyond (100.00%) | Union County | NJ | Solar | 1,290 | ||||
PPL Renewable Energy Merck SolarEPP Renewable Energy (100.00%) | Summit | NJ | Solar | 1,128 | ||||
Plainfield One Solar LLCSunRay Power (100.00%) | Plainfield | NJ | Solar | 1,108 | ||||
Community Foodbank of NJCommunity Foodbank of NJ (100.00%) | Union County | NJ | Solar | 879 |
Union County, New Jersey Details
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Union County averages 3,337.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 2214th highest in the country out of 3230 counties for emissions efficiency. This adds up to total emissions of 1,901,795,433.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the county the 166th highest for total emissions in the US. Power generating facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 6,480,959.33 megawatt hours (or 94.72%) of the fuel types used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.40%) and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (1.96%), these three fuel sources make up 99.08% of the county electricity production. Union County has 18 electricity producing plants, which is 90th most in the country.
Providers In Each City in Union County:
- Elizabeth, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Fanwood, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Garwood, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Kenilworth, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Linden, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Mountainside, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- New Providence, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Plainfield, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Rahway, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Roselle, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Roselle Park, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Summit, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Westfield, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located within Union County, New Jersey?
There are 18 active electricity plants located in Union County, New Jersey
How many electric companies offer service in Union County, New Jersey?
There are 56 electricity providers operating in Union County, New Jersey.
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Union County, New Jersey?
The largest electricity supplier in Union County, New Jersey by total revenue is PSEG.
Which electricity companies offer service in Union County, New Jersey?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | PSEG | 127,384 |
2 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 6,900 |
3 | Constellation Energy | 647 |
4 | Direct Energy | 466 |
5 | Inspire Energy | 461 |
6 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 251 |
7 | Strategic Energy LLC | 202 |
8 | Ambit Energy | 163 |
9 | Clean Choice Energy | 145 |
10 | Stream Energy | 138 |